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Today, I sported a Levenger TrueWriter Metalist in Sapphire with Noodler's Henry Hudson Blue (FPH exclusive). I had a couple other pens I didn't end up using at all, so I actually forget what they were.

What is the Pilot Petit like? I just heard about it for the first time last night and it looks interesting!

The kid loves 'em for school but a couple of caveats. They take a proprietary cartridge, by that I mean specific to that pen. Regular carts and converters even by Pilot are too long. Also it is very short unposted so if you don't like to post your pens it is difficult to use. She likes to post her pens and prefers carts for school so she doesn't have to bother checking ink levels at 5:30 am before school so they are an affordable cute pen that works for her.

James

Bearing the burden of responsibility..... It's probably my fault.

Treat your silver as if it were earthenware and your earthenware as if it were silver - Seneca, Letters of a Stoic

Was the word "cute" supposed to turn me off from the pen? Not so much worried about the cart, can always refill with a syringe. I'm intrigued by the small size for pocket appeal and its cheap so I wouldn't mind if I lose/break it.

What is the Pilot Petit like? I just heard about it for the first time last night and it looks interesting!

If you've tried a Pilot Varsity, I'd say the nib and feed on the Petit 1 are similar, but with a finer nib. It writes very reliably, starts right up for me and doesn't skip at all, but I don't find it comfortable in the hand for writing at long stretches. I use it mostly at work for jotting quick notes. My hands are perhaps average sized; it would probably be too small for someone with big hands.

There is no converter for it that I know of, and mine didn't even come with a sample cartridge; I had to order a three pack of cartridges. Even so, the combined price was only a little over $5. The cartridges are easy to refill, wide enough at the open end that you can use an eyedropper if you don't have a syringe. That's Noodler's Kiowa Pecan in it now.

It's the kind of thing that's interesting to have, and so cheap that if you're ordering something else, it's tempting to throw in one of these.

“Of the uncertainties of our present state, the most dreadful and alarming is the uncertain continuance of reason.” Samuel Johnson

The kid loves 'em for school but a couple of caveats. They take a proprietary cartridge, by that I mean specific to that pen. Regular carts and converters even by Pilot are too long. Also it is very short unposted so if you don't like to post your pens it is difficult to use. She likes to post her pens and prefers carts for school so she doesn't have to bother checking ink levels at 5:30 am before school so they are an affordable cute pen that works for her.

I would think so. While the section and barrel come together well and stay that way the threads are a little broad for an ideal candidate. I think it could be done with generous application of grease, If it was opaque I would use a wrap of Teflon tape first then grease but that would look like garbage on a the clear pens. If I did it it would spend some time at home to make sure there were no leaks. I would either refill the carts or convert a cart to a bulb filler if I wanted to use bottled Ink but I'm not really a fan of eyedropper pens.

James

Bearing the burden of responsibility..... It's probably my fault.

Treat your silver as if it were earthenware and your earthenware as if it were silver - Seneca, Letters of a Stoic

I would think so. While the section and barrel come together well and stay that way the threads are a little broad for an ideal candidate. I think it could be done with generous application of grease, If it was opaque I would use a wrap of Teflon tape first then grease but that would look like garbage on a the clear pens. If I did it it would spend some time at home to make sure there were no leaks. I would either refill the carts or convert a cart to a bulb filler if I wanted to use bottled Ink but I'm not really a fan of eyedropper pens.

Esterbrook J with Lamy Blue, and a Junior K with Kaweco Blue-Black cartridge. I'm trying to use up the ink in some of my less favored (but still good) pens like the Junior K in order to get down to a smaller rotation.

“Of the uncertainties of our present state, the most dreadful and alarming is the uncertain continuance of reason.” Samuel Johnson